Current government-mandated nutrition labels on food are ineffective at improving nutrition, though there are better options available, according to a recent study from McGill University that compared four types of labels.
The study, published in the December issue of the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, found that current labels were the least usable out of the four researched. Analysts found the label, which lists the percent of daily value for nutrients, took more time to understand and led to choices on nutrition which was barely different from chance.